Scientific Name: Buteo jamaicensis
Habitat: Red tailed hawks live throughout North America, especially in the US. They may travel north at times during the summer for breeding season.
Diet: Red tailed hawks are a predatory species and hunt mice, rats, rabbits, snakes, and other small animals.
Size: 1.5 to 2.2 feet tall / 3.6 to 4.7 foot wingspan
Weight: 1.5 to 3.5 pounds
Lifespan: 20 to 28 years